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Dems rip presence of debt clock on Hill

'Clearly it is a political prop designed to message ideologically'

Published: 02/27/2013 at 12:23 AM

(DAILYCALLER) — Some members of Congress apparently don’t like to be reminded about how much debt the country continues to rack up.

During a House Financial Services Committee hearing Tuesday on the budget, two Democrats complained after House Financial Services Committee chairman Jeb Hensarling instructed that two monitors in the hearing room display a real-time running national debt clock.

California Rep. Maxine Waters and Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison both issued complaints about the displays, according to video of the hearing.